AFCON U20: CAF appoints Libyan referee for Nigeria, Gambia match
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Libyan referee, Abdulrazg Ahmed, as referee for Monday evening’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations clash between Nigeria and Gambia at the Cairo International Stadium.
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Algerian official Hamza Bouzit will serve as assistant referee 1, while Nigerien official Abdoul Moctar Saley and Moroccan official Jalal Jayed will serve as the second and fourth officials, respectively.
Imade El Famous from Morocco will serve as the general coordinator, with Butane Said from Comoros serving as the Match Commissioner.
Ahmed was the fourth official when the Flying Eagles defeated Uganda in Thursday’s quarter-final at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium, and Jayed was also involved when the seven-time champions knocked Mozambique 2-0 at the same venue on Saturday, February 25.
The Gambia dismantled South Sudan 5-0 at the Harass El Hedood Stadium in Alexandria to pick one of Africa’s tickets to the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Indonesia and is one of only two teams to have won all their matches at the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations ongoing in Egypt.
